What is pulp wood siding?
It is a low-quality wood-composite product, such as Masonite or LP. Generally, it is referred to as fake wood siding and is the cheapest siding option. Real wood, such as pine, oak, and redwood, is usually much more expensive. Pulp wood siding is manufactured to resemble real wood. It is a combination of wood chips and glue, some of the wood chips used are large while others are fine grained and overlaid with a thin laminate to give a “real wood” look on the surface. Wood siding is available in lap and panel siding. Lap siding runs horizontally with each board lapping over the other; Ply wood panel siding is a 4×8 or 4×9 sheet of paneling. It was prevalent in the early 1970’s.
